vocabulary #3

coherent:logical and consistent
belabor:attack or assault someone physically or verbally.
eschew:deliberately avoid using; abstain from
acquisitive: excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
banal:so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
excoriation: is a harsh criticism
congeal:solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling
carping:difficult to please; critical
substantiate:provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
temporize:avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
largesse: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
tenable:able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
insatiable:impossible to satisfy
reconnaissance:military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
germane:relevant to a subject under consideration.
ramify:form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
intransigent:unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
taciturn:(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.